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	Prayer of Manasseh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This short work of only 15 verses purports to be the penitential prayer of the Judean king Manasseh, who is recorded in the Bible as one of the most idolatrous (2 Kings 21:1-18).
		Prayer of Manasseh is a prayer included in the certain editions of the Greek Septuagint, in an appendix to the Latin Vulgate, and in the Apocrypha of the King James Bible.
		The Prayer of Manasseh is chanted during the Orthodox Christian service of Great Compline.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prayer_of_Manasseh (245 words)

	Prayer of Manasseh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Prayer of Manasseh is a brief “individual lament” in the form of a penitential prayer.
		The theological viewpoint of The Prayer of Manasseh is entirely consonant with that of "early Judaism": God is both just and merciful; He is the God of the righteous and of the penitent.
		Manasseh’s prayer is preserved in Greek, Syriac, Latin, Armenian, and Ethiopic.
	ourworld.cs.com /tomofield/Apocrypha/Summaries/pray-man.html (766 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - MANASSEH, PRAYER OF: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The prayer opens with an invocation addressed to the "Lord, Almighty, God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed." His power, glory, and majesty are described, and His compassion, long-suffering, and grace to the repentant sinner.
		The story in II Chronicles assumes the existence of a Prayer of Manasseh and of various details of his life in the "history of Hozai" (R. V.) or "of the seers" (LXX., ἐπί τῶν λόγων τῶν ὁρώντων).
		Nestle ("Septuagintastudien," 1899, iii.) maintains that the text of the prayer in the Greek manuscripts of the Septuagint comes from the "Apostolic Constitutions," or from the "Didascalia," and that it is not, as has been commonly supposed, drawn by the latter from the Septuagint.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=125&letter=M (778 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Manasseh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Cutler, Manasseh CUTLER, MANASSEH [Cutler, Manasseh], 1742-1823, American clergyman, scientist, and one of the organizers of the Ohio Company of Associates, b.
		1 Eponym of the Gileadites, grandson of Manasseh.
		Golan GOLAN [Golan], in the Bible, refuge city, located in the tribal territory of Manasseh E of the Jordan; it was also a levitical city.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Manasseh (416 words)

	Prayer of Manasseh 1 notes
		1Although the Prayer of Manasseh is not regarded as canonical by Judaism, Protestantism, or Roman Catholicism, it is accepted as authoritative by the Eastern Orthodox churches.
		Although his prayer is not recorded in the Hebrew Bible, it is said to have been preserved in the archival records of the kings of Israel and in those of the prophets, neither of which has been preserved (2 Chr 33:18-19).
		It is the absence of this prayer from the biblical record that the apocryphal Prayer of Manasseh seeks to rectify.
	www.bible.org /netbible/prm1_notes.htm (1350 words)

	ForMinistry - vsItemDisplay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		PRAYER OF MANASSEH was written to provide the missing words of the prayer of the sinful King Manasseh of Judah mentioned in 2 Chronicles 33:12-19.
		Manasseh was king of Judah from 687 to 642 B.C. and has been called the most wicked of the kings of Israel and Judah.
		But the Prayer of Manasseh as we have it most likely is the work of a faithful Jew living in the second or first century B.C. In it, the author is presenting what Manasseh might have said in such a prayer.
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	Glossary
		Prayer of Manasseh, the, a penitential prayer composed by a pious Jew sometime during the second or first century b.c.
		The metaphors for this experience seem also to reflect the details of the punishment of the fallen angels in 1 Enoch 9:4, 11-12; 13:5; 54:1-5; 56:1-4—the petitioner is weighed down by iron fetters, cannot lift his face to heaven, and asks God not to condemn him to the depths of the earth (vv.
		Appearing in only a few Septuagint (lxx) manuscripts, generally appended to the Psalms, the Prayer of Manasseh was apparently unknown to the Bible scholar Jerome in the fourth century b.c.
	www.bibletexts.com /glossary/pra.htm (394 words)

	Jesse Tree Advent Calendar - December 22 - Manasseh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Manasseh became the 14th king of Judah when he was 12 years old.
		He restored the Temple worship and tried to wipe out the idolatrous practices he had led his people into but their hearts were hard and he was never as successful as his father had been.
		His prayer of repentance has been lost but his life story along with the apocryphal 'Prayer of Manasseh' (written a few hundred years before the birth of Christ) remain as a testimony of God's mercy towards sinners.
	ww2.netnitco.net /users/legend01/22manass.htm (287 words)

	Manasseh, the King of Judea.
		The meaning of these deeds of Manasseh was intensified by the fact that the temple of God in Jerusalem was at those times the only temple of True God in the whole world, in the time when the whole earth was filled with the heathen temples.
		There Manasseh for the first time revealed some gleams of kindness and courage: being a 59-year-old man, facing the old age, he agrees to go to the king of Assyria without resistance.
		The prayer, composed by him in captivity, reached us, but not in the Hebrew original, which was lost, but in the ancient Greek translation, though in the Hebrew variant of the Holy Scripture there is some mention about it (2 Kings 33:19).
	www.orthodoxphotos.com /readings/bible2/manasseh.shtml (2556 words)

	USCCB - NAB - 2 Chronicles 33
		Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
		The rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, can be found written in the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
		His prayer and how his supplication was heard, all his sins and his infidelity, the sites where he built high places and erected sacred poles and carved images before he humbled himself, all can be found written down in the history of his seers.
	www.usccb.org /nab/bible/2chronicles/2chronicles33.htm (865 words)

	Books of the Bible: The Prayer of Manasseh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Prayer of repentance ascribed to a Judean king notorious for his idolatry.
		Manasseh is remembered as one of the worst kings of Judah because of his worship of foreign gods (2 Kings 21:1-18).
		Manasseh is said to have repented while in prison, and the book known as the Prayer of Manasseh gives an account of his prayer.
	demo.lutherproductions.com /bibletutor/level1/program/start/books/apocryph/manasseh.htm (118 words)

	PRAYER OF MANASSEH, NRSV APOCRYPHA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Prayer of Manasseh is a pseudepigraphical prayer characteristic of Second Temple Judaism.
		The Prayer of Manasseh was composed with 2 Chr 33 in mind (cf.
		The major themes of the Prayer are the mercy that God extends even to the worst of sinners (see the sins of Manasseh in 2 Kings 21.2-17; 2 Chr 33.2-9, 19) and the effectiveness of sincere contrition and repentance.
	www.anova.org /sev/htm/ap/12_prayerofmanasseh.htm (617 words)

	Search Results for "Manasseh"
		Killingly, Conn. A student of both law and theology, he was admitted...
		Manasseh ben Israel, 1604-57, Jewish scholar and communal leader, b.
		Early in his life he settled in Amsterdam, where he became a rabbi and started (1627)...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Manasseh (157 words)

	BibleGateway.com - Keyword Search: prayer
		Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
		His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
		And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
	www.biblegateway.com /keyword/?search=prayer&version1=9&searchtype=all&spanbegin=23&spanend=23 (1097 words)

	Introduction to the Books of the Apocrypha: The Prayer of Manasses
		In Cod.A and many cursives the title is "Prayer of Mannasseh" (Προσεθχὴ Μανασσή - Proseuche Manasse); but in Cod.T (Turicensis, in the Municipal Library of Zurich) it is: "Prayer of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah" (Προσεθχὴ Μανασσὴ τοῦ θἱοῦ ῾Εζεκίου - Proseuche Manasse tou uhiou Hezekiou).
		In II Chron.xxxiii.18, 19 it is said: "Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts of the kings of Israel.
		The Prayer of Manasseh is preserved in lib.
	www.katapi.org.uk /OTApoc/PrManasses.htm (1601 words)

	Manasseh. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In Palestine his tribe occupied the land just S of the Vale of Jezreel; on the other side, Manasseh received land E of Gad.
		Under Manasseh, Judah reached a low point of moral and spiritual degradation.
		The Jewish Prayer of Manasseh, included in the Old Testament Apocrypha of the Authorized Version and the New Revised Standard Version, is a penitential psalm, purporting to be the king’s prayer in captivity.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Manasseh.html (154 words)

	A Brief History of the Apocrypha
		The psalmody of the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews is of a decidedly liturgical cast.
		The second group of apocryphal books, namely 1 and 2 Esdras, Baruch, Prayer of Manasseh, and the Additions to Daniel, Carlstadt declared to be filled with ridiculous puerilities worthy of the censor's ban, and therefore to be contemptuously discarded.
		It is noteworthy, however, that the Prayer of Manasseh and 1 and 2 Esdras, though included in some manuscripts of the Latin Vulgate, were denied canonical status by the Council.
	www.gnte.org /ecopub/apocrypha.htm (5371 words)

	Amazon.com Books: Manasseh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The conciliator of R. Manasseh ben Israel;: A reconcilement of the apparent contradictions in Holy Scripture, to which are added explanatory notes, and biographical notices of the quoted authorities, by Manasseh ben Israel (Unknown Binding - 1972)
		The Journey of Ephraim & Manasseh - God blessed America and England for a reason, and Iraq's Oil is not that reason.
		Manasseh Cutler and the settlement of Ohio,: 1788, by Robert E Brown (Unknown Binding - 1938)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Manasseh&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (436 words)

	Prayer of Manasseh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Manasseh gave alms and was saved from the deadly snare which had been laid for him.
		64:7 Therefore, Manasseh was called the impious one in that time, and finally his habitation was in the fire.
		Note that not explicitly identifiable as "Manasseh" in text.
	my.execpc.com /~gto/Apocrypha/Lectures/prmanas.html (109 words)

	BibleDudes: Apocrypha: Prayer of Manasseh
		Hi, my name is Manasseh, the son of one of Jerusalem's greatest and most devout kings, Hezekiah.
		I read in the Hebrew Bible, in 2 Kings 21, if memory serves, that you Manasseh were the worst and most wicked king ever.
		The Prayer of Manasseh in the Apocrypha purports to be the contents of this prayer.
	bibledudes.com /apocrypha/prayer-of-manasseh.php (313 words)

	Prayer Changes Things
		And it says in verse 9, "Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations that Jehovah had destroyed from before the children of Israel".
		It says similarly, of the son in Luke 15, "he began to be in want", and "he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating".
		This prayer is not just a casual prayer; it's noted both in verse 18: "the rest of the acts of Manasseh and his prayer to his God", and in verse 19: "And his prayer, and how God was intreated of him".
	www.plymouthbrethren.com /seh30608.htm (1655 words)

	Erskine Theological Seminary Christian Commitment and Excellence in Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Analyzing significant developments in Christian public prayer in the ancient church, students examine the essays on prayer in Tertullian, Cyprian, and Origen, the highly conventionalized prayer disciplines of the Middle Ages, and the Reformation and Puritan reforms in the discipline of public prayer.
		Anselm of Canturbery’s Proslogion and the role of the saints in Medieval prayer.
		This paper should take three of the classic works on prayer produced in The Reformed Churches since the time of the Reformation and evaluate them in terms of their helpfulness for the practice of corporate prayer today.
	www.erskine.edu /seminary/old/sd_51_leading_in_prayer.htm (940 words)

	The Apocrypha: Prayer of Manasseh: Prayer of Manasseh Chapter 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Apocrypha: Prayer of Manasseh: Prayer of Manasseh Chapter 1
		Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned against thee: and of thine infinite mercies hast appointed repentance unto sinners, that they may be saved.
		Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life: for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and thine is the glory for ever and ever.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bib/apo/man001.htm (310 words)

	The Apocryphal Books
		Three of these fifteen books (I and II Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh) are not considered canonical by the Roman Catholic Church.
		The Prayer of Manasseh, written perhaps in the second century B.C., is a prayer put in the mouth of King Manasseh after he was taken captive to Babylon.
		On April 8, 1546, in the Fourth Session of the Council of Trent, the Roman Catholic Church pronounced the Old Testament Apocrypha (except I and II Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh) as authoritative and canonical Scripture.
	www.bibletopics.com /biblestudy/23.htm (2218 words)

	Prayer TOC
		Prayers will be honored if cherished sin is removed
		Righteousness is not relative to the length of one's prayers
		Apostles were devoted to prayer and the ministry
	www.bibleplus.org /Prayer/prayer_toc.htm (224 words)

	St. Joseph's - Latin - English Prayers
		Instead of the continuous prayer as we have it today, each line was rather in the form of a question to which the catechumen gave assent indicating he both understood and believed.
		This prayer by St. Francis was inspired by the Antiphon: Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi; quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundi, which was part of the Liturgy for Good Friday.
		This prayer is from the "Teaching of the Twelve Apostles", otherwise known as the Didache.
	www.rc.net /richmond/stjoes/latinprayers.html (15917 words)

	Disciples Today
		Some consider the words and phrases used with prayer beads to be little more that repetitious words with no meaning.
		The Jesus Prayer is adapted from the prayer of the tax collector in Luke 18:13 (NRSV): "God, be merciful to me, a sinner." One version of the prayer is: "Lord Jesus Christ, havemercy on me." Another is: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
		The prayer was powerful and opened a new vista of religious experience to her.
	www.disciples.org /cm/D2DAY0702/070202.htm (551 words)

	Catholic Prayers - Traditional - Meditations, inspirations - Prayer requests. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Prayer to the Holy Trinity and to Our Lady
		Live your prayers, burn with desire to praise and thank God, and then ask anything you want.
		Please offer your holy masses or your personal prayers for the intentions of the Work of God Apostolate.
	www.theworkofgod.org /catholic_prayers.htm (130 words)

	Old Testament Apocrypha
		The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches include all of the apocrypha (except for the books of Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh), but refer to them as "deuterocanonical" books.
		In this context, the term "apocrypha" generally refers to writings entirely outside of the biblical canon and not considered inspired (such as the Gospel of Thomas).
		Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews
	www.piney.com /ApocryIndex.html (315 words)

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